After gracefully bowing out on top at Portimao last year, 3-time and still reigning World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss, seemed to have done everything perfectly. The danger with both politicians and racers (all careers end in failure) is knowing when to stop and Bayliss went out on the pinnacle of his form. Champion and race [...]
Less than 12 months after retiring from road racing, Triple World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss will make his car racing debut in the Australian V8 Supercar championship next month after a successful test outing.
In June, Troy Bayliss tested a V8 Supercar as raced in the Australia national championship series of the same name. At the time ducatinewstoday reported how Bayliss enjoyed the event and how the team were impressed with his control and precision but not that he was just 2/10ths of second slower than a 3 time [...]
Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday. Every week I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have the current flagship of the 1098/1198 range, the Ducati 1098R Bayliss LE.
Reigning and 3 time World Superbike Troy Bayliss took a critical step towards his car racing debut when he tested 3 time Australian V8 Supercar champion Craig Lowndes, Vodafone Ford at Queensland Raceway in Australia.
A lot of excitement spread around the motorcycling world when it was announced that Troy Bayliss would test the Ducati MotoGP racer at Mugello last month. That excitement seemed understandable when the likeable Australian and newly retired 3 time World Superbike Champion lapped the desmosedici a tick faster than regular tester Vittoriano Guareschi in a [...]
Troy Bayliss concluded his first ride on an 800cc MotoGP machine with an impressive best time of 1:51.2 Thursday as the Ducati test session wrapped up. Bayliss clearly enjoyed himself but was quick to point out that he has no plans to return to racing but will likely test the GP9 machine again later this [...]
Three time and reigning World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss, took to the track yesterday for the first time since the Ducati 1198 launch in Portimao. It also marked the first time the recently retired Australian had ridden a MotoGP bike since his stunning 2006 victory in the last race of the 990cc era.
Ducati have announced that 3 time World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss, will test the GP9 MotoGP race bike at Mugello next week, fuelling rumors that the winner of the last ever 990cc MotoGP race could return to racing in MotoGP.
Ducati North America has announced a special financing campaign in the USA for Ducati Superbike machines. The program runs from April 1st till June 30th, 2009 and all new, previously untitled 1198/1198S and 1098/1098S models are eligible.
